Town government · Dunn County, WI

Elk Mound's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk Mound took in $663 thousand and spent $566 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money25%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Elk Mound's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
43%$285 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$96 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
15%$101 thousand

State tax money25%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
25%$165 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Health and hospitals6.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

19%

of Elk Mound's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$296 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$296 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.7%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elk Mound. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Elk Mound itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.